The series centers on Yushiro Gowa who pilots a bipedal weapons system known as a TA, short for Tactical Armor. Much of the initial plot is driven by means of news reports.
Set in the near-future the series is formed around political narratives that concern a fictional war between the US and the fictional Middle Eastern country of Belgistan. An influential Japanese family, the Gowa, produce a bipedal weapon, the TA. When US military forces attempt to seize the capital they are systematically wiped out by what appear to be rival TAs. The Gowa Family seizes this opportunity to demonstrate their weapon system, and civilian pilot Yuushiro Gowa and the military squad to which he is attached are deployed to Belgistan. There, he meets rival TA pilot Miharu, with whom he seems to share a deep spiritual bond.
The series has a mix of futuristic and historical narratives and includes elements of Japanese culture, such as Noh and Shinto, rigid family hierarchies, corruption of government by Zaibatsu and Samurai appear throughout the series.
Written by grimmlin on August 23, 2010 at 11:27 AM
Overall Rating
Average
Story: 2
Dialogue: 3
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 1
Political drama. Its the only way to even begin to describe it. If you like the drama of politics then this might be for you.
Do not however expect a lot of action. In fact the only memorable action sequence is in the final episodes, I want to say the number of mecha battles in the entire series can be counted on one hand.
Do not expect an interesting love story.
Do not expect things to make sense.
The animation itself, for the time period it came out, is nice.
